MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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